Manuscript materials,
sound recordings, photographs, and moving images documenting the performance of
Puerto Rican folk music; Tennesse old-time music; folk music from Veracruz,
Mexico; dances of the Tewa Indians from the Santa Clara Pueblo; Irish folk
dance and music; gospel music; and bluegrass music recorded live outdoors on
Neptune Plaza in front of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress,
at concerts from April through September 1992, sponsored by the American
Folklife Center. Some concerts were recorded for broadcast on WAMU-FM, hosted
by Dick Spottswood. Manuscripts include some correspondence and program flyers
autographed by the performers.